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We asked two of our very favorite high-design nail studios—Paintbox and JINsoon—for an easy DIY for the holiday weekend. Nail the below trends with their step-by-step directions for the perfect July 4th look.

Photography by Paintbox

Paintbox:

Earn Your Stripes is the perfect elongating, graphic nail, and perfect for a DIY.

JINsoon:

2. Apply two coats each of JINsoon Dew to the pinkie and middle fingers, Rhapsody to the ring finger, and Grace to the index finger.

Photography by JINsoon

3. Chose three shades (pictured on middle finger are JINsoon Coral Peony, Enflammee and Doux) and apply to a small sponge, layer in a gradient effect (as shown above). Dab the sponge over the nail multiple times until you’ve achieved your desired coloring. Pro tip: Clean up any excess with small brush or orange stick dipped in acetone.